So here we are…another Best of Denver issue in the rearview mirror, and it’s all over but the shouting. The real blizzard wasn’t last Thursday’s snowfall, but the avalanche of calls and e-mails from restaurant fans and owners wondering why their place (ahem…Root Down) didn’t get the notice they thought…
I don’t know where to begin. Should I start with the girl in the full-length (faux) fur over her sundress in the dining room — the one I’d pegged as a Russian mafia princess until I heard her speaking flawless English — or the beautiful people on the patio discussing…
Across Eighth Avenue and just down the block, the neon-bright liquor store and a bodega are humming with activity — parked cars with their doors ajar, engines idling, low-end bass rumbling the parking-lot pebbles like un-popped kernels of corn; loiterers and potential customers huddling in circles, laughing loudly, talking shit…
While eating my way through the Best of Denver 2009, I tried Which ‘Wich, an Aurora sandwich shop that’s part of a chain of a hundred-some shops that has grown like kudzu across the country since it started in Dallas in 2003. Which ‘Wich makes sandwiches and only sandwiches (okay,…
I have to extend an apologetic hand to both my fellow Westworder Joel Warner and, by extension, the Highland Mommies — the web message board group in North Denver; See, at Monday’s editorial meeting, Mr. Warner brought up a rumor he’d heard that Chipotle was changing its menu. There weren’t…
Until yesterday, I hadn’t spoken to Sean Kelly in a long time — not since he shuttered Somethin’ Else (now Fruition) in 2006. Not since he hooked up with the Little Pub Company, whose fourteen pubs, bars, taverns, saloons and (sort-of) restaurants are strewn all over the city. And not…
When Obama began his presidency, he pledged transparency. And last week, the USDA had new regulations go into effect for labels of origin. The labels of origin will be put on beef, pork, lamb, chicken, goat meat, fish and shellfish products, noting which country the product came from. When I…
Arugula restaurant, which opened at 2785 Iris Street in Boulder in February, had a BMW get a little too close for comfort last week.On March 24, an X5 parked facing the restaurant began to pull out. But instead of doing the, you know, logical thing, like reversing, the driver pressed…
RESTAURANT OPENINGS IN MARCH:My Pizza Peel, 1645 Stout StreetFull Belly, 2779 Iris Street, Boulder Tosh’s Cantina, 8101 East Belleview Avenue Hi*Rise, 2162 Larimer StreetArvada Tavern, 5707 Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada Barking Goat, 363 Village Square in Castle Rock (former Celtic Crossing) Sketch, 101 Broadway Larkburger, 2525 Arapahoe, Boulder Lenny’s Sub Shop,…
On Wednesday, April 1, the Wynkoop Brewing Co. (1634 18th Street), will host an April Fool’s Day beer dinner inspired by Dr. Seuss; the first pour is at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $35, for reservations, call 303-297-9999. Or go hog wild at Zolo Southwestern Grill at 2525 Arapahoe in Boulder,…
Many great restaurants opened in 2008, as I discovered while researching the Best of Denver 2009. Root Down, which I review in this week’s paper, was not one of them. My favorites:1) Bones2) Shazz (same goofy philosophy, same kind of ridiculous name, much better food.)3) Venue 4) The new 8…
There is something so sensual about tearing into an airy croissant, steam gently rising as you let the pastry melt on your tongue. Creating this masterpiece is no easy feat (as I learned in my baking class at Johnson and Wales), necessitating hunks of butter and dough, steady hands and…
Between April 1 and 4, more than 700 professional foodniks — writers, editors, columnists and critics, culinary directors, cookbook authors, food stylists, recipe developers, nutrition experts and food and restaurant PR flacks — are expected to share in a little culinary camaraderie, namely the kind that comes packed into a…
As my brother said on our way to Boulder this weekend, “It’s pretty hard to fuck up a plate lunch.” We were driving to check out 8 Islands, an eatery that specializes in the uniquely Hawaiian culinary phenomenon known as the plate lunch. With our parents living on Oahu along…
Today at 10 a.m., the contents of Angel’s Sports Bar and Restaurant, which formerly occupied a prime location at 1630 Federal Boulevard, go up for auction to satisfy debts to the City and County of Denver. Among the items being sold off by SchurSuccess Auction Services: 3 large TVs with…
At 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret will host “A Night in Ireland,” featuring Irish food, whiskey and entertainment. Tickets are $45; to reserve a spot, go to www.lannies.com. Lannie’s staycation is clearly a fantasy. But Jason Sheehan has his own view of an ideal Irish bar, as…
Just got off the blower with Pete Marczyk at Marczyk Fine Foods, and he passed along a nugget of really good news: As of April 6, the market will be bringing aboard John Hinman — renowned pastry, pie, cake and cookie guy — as a full-time staffer.If his name sounds…
Name: Ink! Coffee Where: 1590 Little Raven Street Hours: 6 a.m.-6p.m. Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Notes: biscotti, bagels, breakfast burritos, Ink! brew, park view, seating for twenty, techno playing, yuppies waiting, staff clean-cut, foam benches hurt butt, gourmet sandwiches, power lunch salads, patio tables, wi-fi enabled…
Craving a Philly cheesesteak? A big salad? Lenny’s Sub Shop opened late last week at 726 Lincoln Street, in the spot that formerly housed Scooter Joe’s. It’s a link in a small chain that prides itself on great customer service and large portions, according to owner Dave Saporta. A fifteen-inch…
LiveActive Nut Harvest Crunch Post Rating: Two-and-a-half spoons out of four Cereal descripton: Considering that I tend to prefer cereals with cartoon mascots, it’s no surprise that the look of this stuff struck me as pretty scary. After all, the rough-hewn, light brown flakes are jumbled together with a random…
Q: Where do three restaurateurs who all work at the hip Lola and share a birthday go to celebrate? A: White Fence Farm “It was awesome,” reported one of the birthday boys yesterday, when I stopped in for brunch at Lola — the readers’ choice for Best Brunch, and our…
From 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, Cook Street School of Fine Cooking will offer “Sous Vide 101,” taught by mathematician Douglas Baldwin; from 6 to 9:30 p.m. on April 1, Ian Kleinman of O’s Steak and Seafood will be at the school to teach “Molecular Gastronomy…
